Current Affairs Question January 2021
21. The Rewari-Madar section, which was inaugurated, is a part of the Industrial corridor namely?
[A] North-South Dedicated Freight Corridor
[B] Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor
[C] Western Dedicated Freight Corridor
[D] East Coast Dedicated Freight Corridor
Answer: [C] Western Dedicated Freight Corridor
PM Narendra Modi inaugurated the Rewari-Madar section, which is a part of the Western Dedicated Freight Corridor. It is situated in Haryana and Rajasthan. The aim of such initiatives is to achieve seamless connectivity.
22. Which institution is to conduct the National Cow Science Examination?
[A] Rashtriya Kamdhenu Aayog (RKA)
[B] Blue Cross
[C] National Institute of Animal Welfare
[D] People for Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA)
Answer: [A] Rashtriya Kamdhenu Aayog (RKA)
Rashtriya Kamdhenu Aayog (RKA) is going to conduct a National level Cow Science Exam to educate and make awareness among the students about the importance of the Cows. The examination will be held in the name of ‘Kamdhenu Gau Vigyan Prachar Prasar Examination’ and it will be conducted annually.
23. ‘Dheeiyan Di Lohri’ and ‘BASERA’ are the recently launched scheme of which Indian state?
[A] Rajasthan
[B] Uttar Pradesh
[C] Punjab
[D] Bihar
Answer: [C] Punjab
Punjab CM, Captain Amarinder Singh announced the dedicated girl child programme ‘Dheeiyan Di Lohri’. He also announced giving free sanitary pads for girl students of high schools and colleges. ‘BASERA’ scheme was also announced for Slum dwellers.
24. The storm Filomena, affected which of the following country?
[A] Spain
[B] Italy
[C] France
[D] Australia
Answer: [A] Spain
The Storm Filomena hit Spain and has brought one of the heaviest snowfalls in decades, where 4 people died.
25. Siruvani hills, which has been identified as a butterfly super-hotspot, is situated in which state?
[A] Kerala
[B] Tamil Nadu
[C] Karnataka
[D] Andhra Pradesh
Answer: [B] Tamil Nadu
In a six-year-long study conducted by ‘The Nature and Butterfly Society (TNBS), the Siruvani hills have been identified in Tamil Nadu as a butterfly super hotspot.
26. Which country has recently hosted the “One Planet Summit”?
[A] India
[B] France
[C] Japan
[D] Russia
Answer: [B] France
‘One Planet Summit’ was hosted by France where 30 leaders, government officials and heads of the international organizations participated. The summit was held in an online mode due to the pandemic COVID19.
27. Ministry of Minority Affairs decided to geo-tag all Waqf properties in which State/UT?
[A] Delhi
[B] Sikkim
[C] Goa
[D] Puducherry
Answer: [D] Puducherry
The decision to geo-tag all the Waqf properties was taken in the context of UT of Puducherry. The Government under ‘Pradhan Mantri Jan Vikas Karykram’ will finance to the construction of socio-economic infrastructure.
28. ‘Inji’, a Sumatran female, which died in the Oregon Zoon, U.S, was an animal of which species?
[A] Elephant
[B] Orangutan
[C] Hippopotamus
[D] Giraffe
Answer: [B] Orangutan
29. ‘The Heritage Conversation Committee’, which was in the news recently, is headed by the official of which Union Ministry?
[A] Ministry of Home Affairs
[B] Ministry of Tourism
[C] Ministry of Culture
[D] Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
Answer: [D] Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
30. ‘Sea Vigil-21’ is a Defence Exercise undertaken by which country?
[A] China
[B] Sri Lanka
[C] India
[D] United Kingdom
Answer: [C] India
The Indian Navy has undertaken a two-day military drill and it was also India’s largest coastal defence drill.